Hunting and the development of sign language: a cross-cultural test

Sign language will be found in societies more heavily dependent on hunting for basic subsistence (187).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Gamma	Supported	p<.01	Gamma= .71	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Dependence On Hunting For Subsistence	Independent	Food Quest, Annual Cycle, Diet
Sign Language	Dependent	Gestures And Signs

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Divale, William Tulio	1977	Sign language will be found in smaller societies whose member are more likely to sustain frequent contacts with members of neighboring societies (188).	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Lee, Richard B.	1968	Hunting will be the dominant mode of subsistence only in the highest latitudes (42).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Chambers, Jaime	2021	Personhood of dogs (PD) will be positively associated with subsistence hunting	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Lee, Richard B.	1968	Hunting will be will be the least likely subsistence strategy; gathering will be the predominant strategy (42).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ringen, Erik J.	2019	Societies relying on hunting will have more daily food sharing than those relying on other forms of subsistence.	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author